-From The History of Dodge County Wisconsin, 1880
O.D NIMS, farmer, Secs 25 and 26, P.O. Neosho, born in Jefferson Co. N. Y., Feb. 19, 1836 son of Loyal Nims who removed to Hustisford in October, 1850 and bought 107 acres of wild, heavily timbered land; of this only one acre was cleared, on which was a log house; this wilderness was cleared and made a home. O. D. Nims lived on forty acres on Sec 25 until Oct ll, 1864 when he enlisted in the 1st Wis Heavy Artillery and was in and about the defenses of the Capitol, until June, 1865 when the battery returned. Mr Nims being discharged from the Sickles Hospital Alexandria where he had been confined two or three months by sickness. His brother Adolphus was killed at the battle of Perryville, William of the 38th Iowa died at Memphis, and Frank died at Nashville. Soon after his return from service Mr. Nims settled on the old homestead. Married Miss Anna Dorward of Forfarshire, Scotland Jan. ll, 1858; they have six children- Frank L, Alexander W. Anna, Almira, Lillie and Harriet. Mr Nims is a Democrat and a member of Neosho Lodge No. 128 IOOF. He has native cows for dairy purposes, also other stock and the usual crops.
Wikipedia:
The Battle of Perryville, also known as the Battle of Chaplin Hills, was fought on October 8, 1862, in the Chaplin Hills west of Perryville, Kentucky, as the culmination of the Confederate Heartland Offensive (Kentucky Campaign) during the American Civil War. Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg's Army of Mississippi[5] won a tactical victory against primarily a single corps of Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell's Union Army of the Ohio. The battle is considered a strategic Union victory, sometimes called the Battle for Kentucky, since Bragg withdrew to Tennessee soon thereafter. The Union retained control of the critical border state of Kentucky for the remainder of the war.
On October 7, Buell's army, in pursuit of Bragg, converged on the small crossroads town of Perryville in three columns. Union forces first skirmished with Confederate cavalry on the Springfield Pike before the fighting became more general, on Peters Hill, when the Confederate infantry arrived. Both sides were desperate to get access to fresh water. The next day, at dawn, fighting began again around Peters Hill as a Union division advanced up the pike, halting just before the Confederate line. After noon, a Confederate division struck the Union left flank—the I Corps of Maj. Gen. Alexander M. McCook—and forced it to fall back. When more Confederate divisions joined the fray, the Union line made a stubborn stand, counterattacked, but finally fell back with some units routed.[6]
Buell, several miles behind the action, was unaware that a major battle was taking place and did not send any reserves to the front until late in the afternoon. The Union troops on the left flank, reinforced by two brigades, stabilized their line, and the Confederate attack sputtered to a halt. Later, three Confederate regiments assaulted the Union division on the Springfield Pike but were repulsed and fell back into Perryville. Union troops pursued, and skirmishing occurred in the streets until dark. By that time, Union reinforcements were threatening the Confederate left flank. Bragg, short of men and supplies, withdrew during the night, and continued the Confederate retreat by way of Cumberland Gap into East Tennessee.[6]
Considering the casualties related to the engaged strengths of the armies,[2] the Battle of Perryville was one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. It was the largest battle fought in the state of Kentucky.[7]
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His name is given as Rudolphus L Nims in some family trees.
Born 2 Sep 1840, Watertown, Jefferson, New York, United States. But wrong death year, 1865.
To be verified.
KG
In 1850, age 10, he is enumerated as Dolphus.
In 1860, age 19, he is enumerated as Rodalph (sic).
O.D NIMS, farmer, Secs 25 and 26, P.O. Neosho, born in Jefferson Co. N. Y., Feb. 19, 1836 son of Loyal Nims who removed to Hustisford in October, 1850 and bought 107 acres of wild, heavily timbered land; of this only one acre was cleared, on which was a log house; this wilderness was cleared and made a home. O. D. Nims lived on forty acres on Sec 25 until Oct ll, 1864 when he enlisted in the 1st Wis Heavy Artillery and was in and about the defenses of the Capitol, until June, 1865 when the battery returned. Mr Nims being discharged from the Sickles Hospital Alexandria where he had been confined two or three months by sickness. His brother Adolphus was killed at the battle of Perryville, William of the 38th Iowa died at Memphis, and Frank died at Nashville. Soon after his return from service Mr. Nims settled on the old homestead. Married Miss Anna Dorward of Forfarshire, Scotland Jan. ll, 1858; they have six children- Frank L, Alexander W. Anna, Almira, Lillie and Harriet. Mr Nims is a Democrat and a member of Neosho Lodge No. 128 IOOF. He has native cows for dairy purposes, also other stock and the usual crops.
Wikipedia:
The Battle of Perryville, also known as the Battle of Chaplin Hills, was fought on October 8, 1862, in the Chaplin Hills west of Perryville, Kentucky, as the culmination of the Confederate Heartland Offensive (Kentucky Campaign) during the American Civil War. Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg's Army of Mississippi[5] won a tactical victory against primarily a single corps of Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell's Union Army of the Ohio. The battle is considered a strategic Union victory, sometimes called the Battle for Kentucky, since Bragg withdrew to Tennessee soon thereafter. The Union retained control of the critical border state of Kentucky for the remainder of the war.
On October 7, Buell's army, in pursuit of Bragg, converged on the small crossroads town of Perryville in three columns. Union forces first skirmished with Confederate cavalry on the Springfield Pike before the fighting became more general, on Peters Hill, when the Confederate infantry arrived. Both sides were desperate to get access to fresh water. The next day, at dawn, fighting began again around Peters Hill as a Union division advanced up the pike, halting just before the Confederate line. After noon, a Confederate division struck the Union left flank—the I Corps of Maj. Gen. Alexander M. McCook—and forced it to fall back. When more Confederate divisions joined the fray, the Union line made a stubborn stand, counterattacked, but finally fell back with some units routed.[6]
Buell, several miles behind the action, was unaware that a major battle was taking place and did not send any reserves to the front until late in the afternoon. The Union troops on the left flank, reinforced by two brigades, stabilized their line, and the Confederate attack sputtered to a halt. Later, three Confederate regiments assaulted the Union division on the Springfield Pike but were repulsed and fell back into Perryville. Union troops pursued, and skirmishing occurred in the streets until dark. By that time, Union reinforcements were threatening the Confederate left flank. Bragg, short of men and supplies, withdrew during the night, and continued the Confederate retreat by way of Cumberland Gap into East Tennessee.[6]
Considering the casualties related to the engaged strengths of the armies,[2] the Battle of Perryville was one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. It was the largest battle fought in the state of Kentucky.[7]
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His name is given as Rudolphus L Nims in some family trees.
Born 2 Sep 1840, Watertown, Jefferson, New York, United States. But wrong death year, 1865.
To be verified.
KG
In 1850, age 10, he is enumerated as Dolphus.
In 1860, age 19, he is enumerated as Rodalph (sic).
-From The History of Dodge County Wisconsin, 1880
O.D NIMS, farmer, Secs 25 and 26, P.O. Neosho, born in Jefferson Co. N. Y., Feb. 19, 1836 son of Loyal Nims who removed to Hustisford in October, 1850 and bought 107 acres of wild, heavily timbered land; of this only one acre was cleared, on which was a log house; this wilderness was cleared and made a home. O. D. Nims lived on forty acres on Sec 25 until Oct ll, 1864 when he enlisted in the 1st Wis Heavy Artillery and was in and about the defenses of the Capitol, until June, 1865 when the battery returned. Mr Nims being discharged from the Sickles Hospital Alexandria where he had been confined two or three months by sickness. His brother Adolphus was killed at the battle of Perryville, William of the 38th Iowa died at Memphis, and Frank died at Nashville. Soon after his return from service Mr. Nims settled on the old homestead. Married Miss Anna Dorward of Forfarshire, Scotland Jan. ll, 1858; they have six children- Frank L, Alexander W. Anna, Almira, Lillie and Harriet. Mr Nims is a Democrat and a member of Neosho Lodge No. 128 IOOF. He has native cows for dairy purposes, also other stock and the usual crops.
Wikipedia:
The Battle of Perryville, also known as the Battle of Chaplin Hills, was fought on October 8, 1862, in the Chaplin Hills west of Perryville, Kentucky, as the culmination of the Confederate Heartland Offensive (Kentucky Campaign) during the American Civil War. Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg's Army of Mississippi[5] won a tactical victory against primarily a single corps of Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell's Union Army of the Ohio. The battle is considered a strategic Union victory, sometimes called the Battle for Kentucky, since Bragg withdrew to Tennessee soon thereafter. The Union retained control of the critical border state of Kentucky for the remainder of the war.
On October 7, Buell's army, in pursuit of Bragg, converged on the small crossroads town of Perryville in three columns. Union forces first skirmished with Confederate cavalry on the Springfield Pike before the fighting became more general, on Peters Hill, when the Confederate infantry arrived. Both sides were desperate to get access to fresh water. The next day, at dawn, fighting began again around Peters Hill as a Union division advanced up the pike, halting just before the Confederate line. After noon, a Confederate division struck the Union left flank—the I Corps of Maj. Gen. Alexander M. McCook—and forced it to fall back. When more Confederate divisions joined the fray, the Union line made a stubborn stand, counterattacked, but finally fell back with some units routed.[6]
Buell, several miles behind the action, was unaware that a major battle was taking place and did not send any reserves to the front until late in the afternoon. The Union troops on the left flank, reinforced by two brigades, stabilized their line, and the Confederate attack sputtered to a halt. Later, three Confederate regiments assaulted the Union division on the Springfield Pike but were repulsed and fell back into Perryville. Union troops pursued, and skirmishing occurred in the streets until dark. By that time, Union reinforcements were threatening the Confederate left flank. Bragg, short of men and supplies, withdrew during the night, and continued the Confederate retreat by way of Cumberland Gap into East Tennessee.[6]
Considering the casualties related to the engaged strengths of the armies,[2] the Battle of Perryville was one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. It was the largest battle fought in the state of Kentucky.[7]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
His name is given as Rudolphus L Nims in some family trees.
Born 2 Sep 1840, Watertown, Jefferson, New York, United States. But wrong death year, 1865.
To be verified.
KG
In 1850, age 10, he is enumerated as Dolphus.
In 1860, age 19, he is enumerated as Rodalph (sic).
O.D NIMS, farmer, Secs 25 and 26, P.O. Neosho, born in Jefferson Co. N. Y., Feb. 19, 1836 son of Loyal Nims who removed to Hustisford in October, 1850 and bought 107 acres of wild, heavily timbered land; of this only one acre was cleared, on which was a log house; this wilderness was cleared and made a home. O. D. Nims lived on forty acres on Sec 25 until Oct ll, 1864 when he enlisted in the 1st Wis Heavy Artillery and was in and about the defenses of the Capitol, until June, 1865 when the battery returned. Mr Nims being discharged from the Sickles Hospital Alexandria where he had been confined two or three months by sickness. His brother Adolphus was killed at the battle of Perryville, William of the 38th Iowa died at Memphis, and Frank died at Nashville. Soon after his return from service Mr. Nims settled on the old homestead. Married Miss Anna Dorward of Forfarshire, Scotland Jan. ll, 1858; they have six children- Frank L, Alexander W. Anna, Almira, Lillie and Harriet. Mr Nims is a Democrat and a member of Neosho Lodge No. 128 IOOF. He has native cows for dairy purposes, also other stock and the usual crops.
Wikipedia:
The Battle of Perryville, also known as the Battle of Chaplin Hills, was fought on October 8, 1862, in the Chaplin Hills west of Perryville, Kentucky, as the culmination of the Confederate Heartland Offensive (Kentucky Campaign) during the American Civil War. Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg's Army of Mississippi[5] won a tactical victory against primarily a single corps of Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell's Union Army of the Ohio. The battle is considered a strategic Union victory, sometimes called the Battle for Kentucky, since Bragg withdrew to Tennessee soon thereafter. The Union retained control of the critical border state of Kentucky for the remainder of the war.
On October 7, Buell's army, in pursuit of Bragg, converged on the small crossroads town of Perryville in three columns. Union forces first skirmished with Confederate cavalry on the Springfield Pike before the fighting became more general, on Peters Hill, when the Confederate infantry arrived. Both sides were desperate to get access to fresh water. The next day, at dawn, fighting began again around Peters Hill as a Union division advanced up the pike, halting just before the Confederate line. After noon, a Confederate division struck the Union left flank—the I Corps of Maj. Gen. Alexander M. McCook—and forced it to fall back. When more Confederate divisions joined the fray, the Union line made a stubborn stand, counterattacked, but finally fell back with some units routed.[6]
Buell, several miles behind the action, was unaware that a major battle was taking place and did not send any reserves to the front until late in the afternoon. The Union troops on the left flank, reinforced by two brigades, stabilized their line, and the Confederate attack sputtered to a halt. Later, three Confederate regiments assaulted the Union division on the Springfield Pike but were repulsed and fell back into Perryville. Union troops pursued, and skirmishing occurred in the streets until dark. By that time, Union reinforcements were threatening the Confederate left flank. Bragg, short of men and supplies, withdrew during the night, and continued the Confederate retreat by way of Cumberland Gap into East Tennessee.[6]
Considering the casualties related to the engaged strengths of the armies,[2] the Battle of Perryville was one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. It was the largest battle fought in the state of Kentucky.[7]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
His name is given as Rudolphus L Nims in some family trees.
Born 2 Sep 1840, Watertown, Jefferson, New York, United States. But wrong death year, 1865.
To be verified.
KG
In 1850, age 10, he is enumerated as Dolphus.
In 1860, age 19, he is enumerated as Rodalph (sic).
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